New times new format. With too many e-mails to digest, we have changed the format of our e-zine to short tidbits of information that can be savored on the spot or put aside for a later revisit.

PLACES TO GO: Textile museum of Canada, Toronto Threads, color and dye—the most interesting little museum I have been too in a long time. Dedicated to textiles in the broadest sense, the museum’s exhibits take on an exciting array of subjects from the history and making of Blue Indigo to jacquard fabric as photographic art. Current exhibitions include 19th century Russian shawls, weave works by Lia Cook, patchwork human scale sculptures by Stephen Schofield and Wild life transformed by David R. Harper. If this doesn’t tickle your fancy, the permanent collection of textiles from around the world is spectacular.

STUFF TO GET: Small Company but big ambitions and lots of color—Company C rugs and textiles (handmade hooked rugs, and textiles to match for a coordinated home).

THINGS I LIKE: Melita’s for her traditional glazed pottery imported from small workshops in Portugal. 125 Main Street, Ossining, NY.

FOOD TO EAT: Are the weeds in your lawn killing the grass and you? Fret not, you can’t get rid of the broadleaf until fall. So, why not eat it! If your lawn is pesticide and chemically free from fertilizers, pick the tender young leaves of dandelion (Lions Tooth) and plantain (white man’s foot step) and add them to your salad. Yhey are good for you, and you weed your lawn at the same time.

DESIGN GEM: Ikea’s Maskros ceiling pendant (Swedish for Dandelion)—huge but airy and made of stamped out paper—the delicate design challenges more expensive designer lamps at an affordable price $90.00.